File:Sterling Library bas relief left.jpg

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English: Left panel of the front entrance bas relief of Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT. The relief was designed by Lee Lawrie and carved by René Chambellan. From left to right, the scene depicts Cro-Magnon, Egyptian, Babylonian, and Hebrew writing. At center are an Egyptian eagle and symbols, Phoenician ship, and Babylonian lamassu. Translations of the inscriptions are available in (April 1931). "Sterling Memorial Library". The Yale University Library Gazette. Retrieved on 24 April 2014.
Date Taken on 4 September 2011, 00:52 (according to Exif data)
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under the digital ID highsm.19240.
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Carol M. Highsmith  (1946–)  wikidata:Q5044454
 
Carol M. Highsmith
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Birth name: Carol Louise McKinney

Artist name: Carol M. Highsmith
Carol McKinney Highsmith
Description American photographer and architectural photographer
Date of birth 18 May 1946 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Leaksville, North Carolina
Work period 1981-
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creator QS:P170,Q5044454
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Camera location41° 18′ 39.56″ N, 72° 55′ 42.2″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Public domain This work is from the Carol M. Highsmith Archive collection at the Library of Congress. According to the library, there are no known copyright restrictions on the use of this work.
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